Virtualization and Automation Systems Engineer

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Date: Feb 2, 2019

Location:Cranbury, NJ, US, 08512

Company: Associated Press

The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day more than half the world's population sees news from AP.

The Associated Press is seeking a Sr. Virtualization and Automation Systems Engineer to join its team in Cranbury, NJ.

Reporting to the Director, Global Services, this position’s main focus will be on maintaining the Enterprise Windows and VMware infrastructure. The role would also include supporting Amazon Web Services. The on-premise environment consists of approximately 1000+ physical servers, 60+ VMware hosts serving over 1700+ virtual servers and the public environment consists of 800+ EC2 instances and AWS services used. The position’s key focus is on daily administration and maintenance of these Hardware systems, Windows OS, Patch management, software deployment, VMware Virtualization and AWS Cloud management etc.

The candidate will also be involved with other Microsoft Windows based IT systems and projects including, but not limited to Symantec Altiris, system monitoring and capacity planning, and general IT systems (antivirus, personal firewalls, anti-spyware, etc). The position includes hands-on involvement, technical project management skills, and acting as an escalation point for staff members.

Should be an organized self-starter and able to work effectively without direct supervision.

Application Deadline: March 2, 2019 @ 11:59 pm EST

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